hyperamative

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ amative.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪp.əɹˈam.ə.tɪv/
• Hyphenation: hy‧per‧am‧a‧tive

Adjective

hyperamative (comparative more hyperamative, superlative most hyperamative)

1. Excessively amorous, with sexual connotations.

   Antonyms: chaste, disinterested, unaroused

   • 1992, G. M. Goshgarian, To Kiss the Chastening Rod: Domestic Fiction and Sexual Ideology in the American Renaissance‎, Cornell Press:

     “In Hartwell’s case, the provisional result is ... the equivalent, hyperamative hardness. Via Cornelia / Beulah, Eugene’s crushed arm points, directly if limply, at Hartwell’s iron phallus.”

Synonyms

• concupiscent
• libidinous
• lustful

See also

• amative